FDA-P.611-2026
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.611-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
Leaver's Portrait
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Painted portrait of an Eton boy, with the sitter facing slightly to their left; oval background painted on canvas
Comments
Provenance note: This work and a similar portrait were gifted to Eton by Francis Davies in 2026. Francis had beem married to Peter Llewelyn Davies (c.1904-1989), formerly an Eton Scholar. Peter's father (died 1960) was also an Eton Scholar under the same name. Peter Llewelyn Davies senior and his brothers were the inspiration for the J.M. Barrie's 'Peter Pan'.
The father of Peter Llewelyn Davies senior was Arthur Llewelyn Davies (1863-1907), who was a master at Eton College for a single year, from 1886 to 1887. It is not known how the Llewelyn Davies family came to own these two Eton Leaving Portraits. They are thought to reprosent two brothers.
The father of Peter Llewelyn Davies senior was Arthur Llewelyn Davies (1863-1907), who was a master at Eton College for a single year, from 1886 to 1887. It is not known how the Llewelyn Davies family came to own these two Eton Leaving Portraits. They are thought to reprosent two brothers.
Description
Dimensions
height (canvas): 10in
width (canvas): 8in
width (canvas): 8in
Materials & techniques note
Oil on canvas
Production
Date
1850
History and association
Associated object
FDA-P.612-2026 (associated object)
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Peter Llewelyn Davies (c.1904-1989); by decent to his wife, Francis Davies; by whom presented to Eton College in April 2026
